Stake Land is a 2010 vampire film in the zombie apocalypse vein directed by Jim Mickle (Zombie Virus on Mulberry Street). The plot revolves around an orphaned young man being taken under the wing of a vampire hunter known as “Mister”, and the battle for survival in their quest for a safe have
A young boy (Connor Paolo) is about to learn how cruel the world can become. Martin was a normal teenager before the country collapsed in an empty pit of disaster and a vampire epidemic swept across the nation’s abandoned towns and cities. It is up to Mister (Nick Damici), a death-dealing, rogue vampire hunter, to get Martin to safety. Armed with a trunk full of wooden stakes and a desperate will to stay alive, Mister and Martin make their way through locked down towns, recruiting fellow travelers along the way. Among them are a devout nun (Kelly McGillis) and a pregnant teen (Danielle Harris, Halloween, Halloween II)…
“A vampire post-apocalypse road movie with blood, brains and heart — and not just in the literal, splattered-on-the-screen sense. It’s a good little genre piece, edgy rather than slick, and well worth a look.” Kim Newman, Empire Magazine
“Despite its undeniable ambition and good intentions, Stake Land is just too derivative to distinguish itself from its peers. The tone is unremittingly somber and earnest, but sadly fails to wash due to weak performances and the lack of an interesting story. Events unfurl at a snail’s pace, without enough depth of characterization to make the audience care about the situations.” David Graham, Eye For Film
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Posted by Will Holland
Categories: 2010s, gory, post-apocalypse, vampire
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